The California Kid

The California Kid

In this town a speeding ticket is a death sentence.

1974 · 74 min · ★ 6.3 · Action, Thriller, TV Movie

A sadistic small-town sheriff has a habit of deliberately forcing speeders to their deaths on the mountain roads leading into town. The brother of one of the victims rolls into town in his hot rod to investigate his brother's death.

Directed by Richard T. Heffron · Written by Richard Compton

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